Definition Heavily

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heavily: excessively; with great force, strongly
adverb

He drinks heavily. He drinks twelve beers every evening.

heavy: opposite of light (in weight or quantity)
adjective

Figuratively, heavy means "serious".

"Heavy, but still attractive."
"Philip : Like I've always done, with an evening of heavy drinking and some meaningless sex."
"When you finish your message with a polite "Tanks", I want nothing more than to take you in my arms and explain to you that a "tank" is in fact a machine of war, a heavily armored combat vehicle armed with a cannon!"
"Brian : No, Joe is super heavy!"
"Horatio : It is heavy."
"while drinking heavily."
"Brian : We're going to take an alternative route sir, due to heavy traffic."
"Lance : Moreover, the .44 Magnum is much too heavy for a six year old."
"The local time is 3:30 in the afternoon, and the temperature is 10 degrees celsius, and it is, of course, raining heavily."

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